Books 4 PNG Kids

Books 4 PNG Kids We accept donations of young children's books up to Grade 8 books. Please no textbooks (unless requested). We need your help! They, above all, DESERVE your help.

Books 4 PNG KIDS is a Brisbane based book collection organisation with many willing helpers too numerous to mention here . Through donations from local schools, libraries, and often individuals, we receive and ship out hundreds of boxes of books to various areas of Papua New
Guinea each year. Having done business in PNG for over 20 years, we have developed many strong connections with indigeno

us people and have developed an inspiring and intimate relationship with some of the most remote villages on the planet. Having these connections, we have compiled a long list (most upon request!) of just some of the many schools that are in dire need of help building up and maintaining their libraries and school textbook resources. With each trip made back to PNG, there are always more schools with eager children being added to the ever-growing list of places that are in need of YOUR USED AND NEW BOOKS, textbooks, children's picture books, early reading books, dictionaries, primary-school non-fiction books and magazines. With each shipment made back to PNG, there are always the hopeful, smiling faces of those children, beaming with appreciation and gratitude for each book they receive from our donors. The peoples of PNG are unfortunate in their lacking education system and isolation from all the modern resources that first world countries have available, but so fortunate are they (and we) that they have the unwaivering optimism and hope to to increase the level of education for their people and their children! Papua New Guineans are beautiful, genuine people, and their needs are great for the resources and materials to help guide their children and themselves towards a better educated and more promising future. Donate now!

EVERY BOOK COUNTSEvery book donated by Books 4 PNG Kids enriches and transforms lives of children and their communities,...
24/08/2026

EVERY BOOK COUNTS
Every book donated by Books 4 PNG Kids enriches and transforms lives of children and their communities, as these photos of recent donations by NIPS Clothing, Kavieng, show.

NIPS Clothing has been a long-term partner of Books 4 PNG Kids in donating books to schools in New Ireland Province (NIP).

Now three Kavieng District schools: Kopkop College, Sacred Heart Primary School and Rawal Primary School, have received donations of books worth more than K10,000 each.

Donating books is a noble act of charity that helps spread wisdom and knowledge, according to NIPS Clothing.

NIPS Clothing manager Jacob thanked the New Ireland Provincial Administration, CEO Ricky Fugonto and experienced public servant, Manager Planning and Monitoring, Francis Pianz, for their support in backing NIPS Clothing’s book donations to schools.

“Such activities bring joy and enlightenment to every school’s children,” he said.

The gift of books keeps the joy of reading alive, spreads knowledge and fuels the dreams of generations of pupils.

“Every book donation makes a difference in enriching and transforming lives through the magic of reading.

“Books have the power to enlighten and inspire, so NIPS Clothing will donate to other schools in future!”

Our thanks to NIPS Clothing and the New Ireland Provincial Administration for ensuring books donated by Books 4 PNG Kids reach schools in New Ireland Province.

We also thank Kayop for their important practical support to Books4PNGKids, helping us continue collecting, storing and preparing books for shipment to PNG.

Behind every container, every delivery and every school distribution is an enormous amount of work — and support from organisations like Kayop helps make it possible.
We sincerely thank Maino Lucas and the entire Kayop team for standing behind children’s literacy and education in PNG.

Kayop Investment Limited
Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea

What a mighty journey!It took an arduous river trip by dugout canoe - and more - for these books donated by Books 4 PNG ...
21/08/2026

What a mighty journey!
It took an arduous river trip by dugout canoe - and more - for these books donated by Books 4 PNG Kids to reach this remote North Fly District school in PNG’s far Western Province.
So it’s not surprising that South Montfort School did not have even a single book or any learning resources until this mighty delivery by a team from Kayop.
South Montfort (Nonigire) Primary School is in Nonigire village, Ningerum LLG - a 3-4-hour boat ride upstream from Rumginae Station and about 50km north of Kiunga, the northernmost port town on the Fly River.
“The school had literally nothing at all - no reading books,” Kayop's Robinson Lambert, from Kiunga, told Books 4 PNG Kids.
“Teachers were the only resources the students had.”
Imagine how the teachers felt after finally receiving books to teach the children to read and develop literacy.
“The teachers felt relieved after receiving the books, (as did) the parents and community,” Robinson said.
Students from 4 village communities attend the school - and many face challenges to get to school each day.
The delivery also included essential food supplies donated by Kayop and Maino Lucas.
After Books 4 PNG Kids donated the books, Kayop shipped them from Brisbane-Kiunga and delivered them upriver by dugout canoe to the school.
It wasn’t an easy trip, with shallow water, haulages over rocks and submerged logs also a hazard.
Rumginae is a mission station about 20km north of Kiunga.
It has an airport, nursing school and hospital which provides medical services and training for health care workers around the Fly River.
Ningerum is about 30km NW of Rumginae and about 50km south of the mining town of Tabubil.
Books 4 PNG Kids proudly acknowledges partners Kayop Investment Limited and Maino Lucas for supporting children’s education in PNG.
Thank you, Kayop, for your generosity, partnership and belief in children’s literacy in PNG.
Books open minds. Opportunities change lives.
Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea

LIGHT THE WAYGuess what’s in the back of this 4WD that’s just arrived in an extremely remote village in Okapa District i...
17/08/2026

LIGHT THE WAY
Guess what’s in the back of this 4WD that’s just arrived in an extremely remote village in Okapa District in PNG’s Highlands.
Books donated by Books 4 PNG Kids for the village school, Amusa Primary School.
Delivering the books to such a remote, rugged area was challenging but Goroka-based NGO Waniati Maternal Waiting Home (WMWH) and Project YUMI came through!
The whole village turned out for the arrival of the books after a strenuous trip by the delivery team along muddy mountain roads and across rivers.
Amusa Primary School is approximately 110km south of Goroka, the capital of Eastern Highlands Province.
The school suffers from severe geographic isolation, which limits the delivery of essential supplies and infrastructure, leaving students without electricity or modern learning materials, according to Maternal Waiting Home.
Now the school has critical educational resources - library books donated by Books 4 PNG Kids - and Solar Buddy lights for children to be able to read and study at night.
Books are vital for many remote schools in PNG which do not have electricity or internet access.
Without books, it’s a struggle for pupils to learn to read and develop the literacy and general knowledge they need to continue their education.
It’s also a struggle for teachers to teach without any books or other educational resources.
This initiative to deliver books and solar lights aims to make reading a daily habit for students.
Literacy for all also delivers long-term benefits for individuals, families, communities and nations.
For girls, access to education reduces the likelihood of early pregnancies and attendant medical risks.
WMWH is a Goroka-based NGO that provides accommodation, food and medical care for marginalised pregnant women, who may have to walk for days across rugged terrain to access health and other services.
Amusa Primary School’s board chairman expressed his deep gratitude to Waniati Maternal Waiting Home, Books 4 PNG Kids and Project YUMI for their generous donation of student resources.
Books 4 PNG Kids proudly acknowledges partners Kayop Investment Limited and Maino Lucas for supporting children’s education in PNG.
Thank you!
Griffith University Papua New Guinea Students Association
Waniati Mwh
Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea

PNG journalist Charlie Dumavi interviewed Books 4 PNG Kids founder and CEO Heather Doonan earlier this year for EMTV new...
17/08/2026

PNG journalist Charlie Dumavi interviewed Books 4 PNG Kids founder and CEO Heather Doonan earlier this year for EMTV news.
This post by Charlie sums it up but it's worth watching his news story on EMTV about how Books 4 PNG Kids has donated books to so many remote schools throughout PNG (and also Fiji and the Solomon Islands) over the years.

14/08/2026

READERS ARE LEADERS
Take a look at these smiles!
These children have just received a surprise delivery of books donated by Books 4 PNG Kids for their school in PNG’s Southern Highlands Province.
The books for Mendi Baptist Christian Academy were delivered by Ferman Mombu - pictured with the pupils - who has been a champion in delivering books to many remote schools throughout his province.
He and his team have climbed mountains, crossed suspension bridges over raging rivers, driven on rugged, muddy roads and even travelled through tribal warfare zones to ensure children at remote schools have library books to read.
The 15 cartons of books donated by Books 4 PNG Kids to Mendi Baptist Christian Academy were an unexpected surprise.
This big school in Mendi town has more than 200 pupils and 8 teachers but lacked books until Ferman’s delivery.
The principal Mr Paul Ira told students that readers are leaders.
“Once these books are put to use, I am pretty sure that we will raise some good leaders in our school with the help of these books.”
He thanked Books 4 PNG Kids and every volunteer involved in donating and delivering the books to the school.
Books 4 PNG Kids also proudly acknowledges partners Kayop and Maino Lucas for supporting children’s education in PNG.
Griffith University Papua New Guinea Students Association
Kayop Investment Limited Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea

GOOD TO GOIt was another action-packed day at Books 4 PNG Kids’ Brisbane factory last Friday.First up, 10 pallets of boo...
10/08/2026

GOOD TO GO
It was another action-packed day at Books 4 PNG Kids’ Brisbane factory last Friday.
First up, 10 pallets of books donated by Books 4 PNG Kids were packed and dispatched for shipping to schools on Lihir Island in New Ireland Province.
The initiative by Lihir International School parents and friends will deliver books donated by Books 4 PNG Kids to local schools on Lihir Island, more than 200km SE of Kavieng.
We were also thrilled to receive generous donations of books from schools including Rainworth State School and Mudgeeraba State School - personally delivered by Catherine Patten from First Express - across the road in Flanders St, Salisbury, and also Therese Yenneos, a teacher and music specialist at Mudgeeraba State School.
Therese drove up from northern NSW to bring eight boxes of books to Books 4 PNG Kids.
A great turnout of volunteers included a team of hardworking Carinity Education Southside students, along with Jolene Paraide from Toma LLG, Gazelle District, East New Britain, and Julia Kusunan from Milne Bay Province who has volunteered for Books 4 PNG Kids in both PNG and Australia.
We also celebrated and shared cake with birthday girl Mia.
As Books 4 PNG Kids founder and CEO Heather Doonan said, it shows real dedication to volunteer at Books 4 PNG Kids on your birthday!
The ultimate aim of everyone working together is for books to reach schools throughout PNG such as Subiyoro Primary School in Morobe Province which had no library and no books until a delivery earlier this year organised by SERACS Foundation’s Ponsie Yasaro.
Subiyoro Primary School is along the Mou River in Morobe Rural LLG, Morobe District, about 140km SE of Lae. It has 189 students and 6 teachers.
The 5 boxes of books from Books 4 PNG Kids will benefit Subiyoro Primary’s 189 students and 6 teachers - and future pupils.
Books 4 PNG Kids proudly acknowledges partners Kayop and Maino Lucas for supporting children’s education in PNG.
Environmental Research & Consultancy Services Foundation Inc.

Kayop Investment Limited
Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea

07/08/2026

What’s in the boxes?
This is a special delivery from Books 4 PNG kids and Kayop for children in remote communities along the Fly River in PNG’s far Western Province.
Inside the boxes are enough books to fill three school libraries.
The books have been donated by Books 4 PNG Kids and delivered by Kayop to Kukujaba, Membok and Moian Primary Schools in North Fly District.
Reaching the schools was not easy, with water levels very low along Fly River, exposing slippery, muddy banks - but that didn’t deter the children who came down to the boat to carry the heavy boxes of books to their schools.
What should have been a five-hour trip turned into an overnight expedition for the delivery team from Kayop Investment Limited .
They faced challenges including wild weather and an engine breakdown, and had to camp overnight by the Fly River’s croc-infested waters to deliver the books, as these photos from Robinson Lambert show.
Kayop shipped the books from Brisbane-Kiunga and delivered them to the schools along the Fly River.
Many PNG schools have no electricity or internet access so books are vital for students’ literacy and further education.
The students and community members were thrilled to receive the books for their schools, along with food rations donated thanks to Kayop’s MD Maino Lucas.
We sincerely thank Maino Lucas and the entire Kayop team for standing behind children’s literacy and education in PNG.

Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea

POWER OF FOURThese photos of a Books 4 PNG Kids donation to a remote school in PNG tell a story of a community’s dedicat...
03/08/2026

POWER OF FOUR
These photos of a Books 4 PNG Kids donation to a remote school in PNG tell a story of a community’s dedication and persistence to overcome despite many challenges.
The four teachers at Agibu SDA Primary School in Okapa District, Eastern Highlands Province (EHP), are all volunteers who have been providing daily instruction to these children without any books or other teaching aids.
Now they have books donated by Books 4 PNG Kids thanks to this delivery by Project YUMI and Maternal Waiting Home.
Project YUMI’s delivery also included SolarBuddy lights, which will allow the pupils to study at night in this village that likely has no electricity or internet.
The school in West Okapa LLG in PNG’s Highlands was established 6 years ago.
Its buildings and classrooms are made of temporary bush materials.
“Despite operating continuously for six years, no government representatives or mission agency officials have ever visited the site,” Maternal Waiting Home posted.
Each day, the four volunteer teachers are donating their time, energy and resources to change the lives of children in this community and give them opportunities through education that will flow on to future generations.
Literacy provides long-term benefits for any society.
For girls, access to education reduces the likelihood of early pregnancies and attendant medical risks.
In many remote rural communities in PNG, villagers - including pregnant women - may have to walk several days across rugged mountainous terrain to access health and other services.
Waniati Maternal Waiting Home is a Goroka-based NGO that provides accommodation, food and medical care for these marginalised pregnant women.
Books 4 PNG Kids proudly acknowledges partners Kayop Investment Limited and Maino Lucas for supporting children’s education in PNG.
A shout-out to all of our volunteers including these two Carinity Education Southside students who last Friday chose to volunteer at our Brisbane factory.
You are changing lives - book by book!
Thank you!

Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea

MAJOR DELIVERYThis was a big event for secondary school students in Tabubil, a mining town in PNG’s far Western Province...
31/07/2026

MAJOR DELIVERY
This was a big event for secondary school students in Tabubil, a mining town in PNG’s far Western Province with one of the world’s highest annual rainfalls.
More than 1,100 students at Tabubil Secondary School turned out for the handover of 26 cartons of books donated by Books 4 PNG Kids and delivered by Kayop.
The thousands of books will boost learning, spark ideas and provide incentive for the students to further their education and pursue opportunities it provides.
The delivery happened thanks to Books 4 PNG Kids’ partnership with Investment Limited.
Under the initiative of Kayop MD Maino Lucas, dozens of North Fly District schools and some in Telefomin District have received books donated by Books 4 PNG Kids and shipped from Brisbane-Kiunga and delivered to schools by Kayop.
Star Mountain Education Foundation has also delivered books donated by Books 4 PNG Kids to remote schools in the Star Mountains of Western Province.
Representatives from Kayop Investment Ltd joined Tabubil Secondary School staff and students to officially present the books, which arrived directly from Australia from Books 4 PNG Kids, as these photos from Идау Кеннеди Рава show.
The books will be a major boost for the school library.
The school community expressed gratitude for the donation, calling it a significant step toward strengthening literacy and learning at Tabubil Secondary, Идау Кеннеди Рава said.
Tabubil, built to serve the Ok Tedi mine, is Western Province’s largest settlement, with a population of around 10,000 (2011 census), although Daru, near the mouth of the Fly River, is the provincial capital.
It's in the Star Mountains, close to PNG’s border with Indonesia, and has an annual average rainfall of 8m.
The books are shipped from Brisbane-Kiunga and then taken by road to Tabubil.
We sincerely thank Maino Lucas and the entire Kayop team for standing behind children’s literacy and education in PNG.
Together, we are helping books reach children who may not otherwise have easy access to reading materials.
Kayop Investment Limited
Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea

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